I’ve become accustomed to a many moments,
regularities and normality’s in my settlement back in Africa. Some are more
challenging than others whilst some I simply brush off and continue on my quest here. I say quest as isn’t that what we are all on!
At first, it baffled my mind that as a
nation, there was no bigger protest against what is called here Load Shedding –
in simple terms a means of controlled black-outs to accommodate the poor or
lack of energy resources for the fast and ever expanding South African nation.
But with each week and the set schedules, sometimes not so set, I realised that
though communities complained and sighed
- some more pronounced than others – that people still went on with
their days. And in turn I had to find a way to make the most of it. To capture
some old traditions which did not involve the
surrounding surplus of modern technology.
Picking up a book, taking a
walk or a run, sitting under a tree with a friend talking nonsense, drawing,
writing, taking photos, taking a drive to the unknown . . . . it’s almost like
an initiative to capture moments and make them powerful when normality as we
know it ceases for just a few hours.
It’s actually quite nice if you ask me.
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